kingneptune117
New member
Hey guys!
I just got my new Agile custom shop AL-3200 (Les paul) in! It is gorgeous, and I love it to death.
This guitar is 11 pounds of solid mahogany. Ebony fretboard. The guitar comes with a set of warm, traditional alnico 5 pickups. Because of this, this guitar sounds quite dark. The kind of conflicts with the music I like to play (pop punk such as All Time Low, Mayday Parade, A Day To Remember...these guys are a little heavier, The Red Jumpsuit apparatus).
My old AL-2000 les paul had a set of ceramic pickups in it and I loved how sharp of an edge it had.
The sound I am looking for can best be described as punchy and crunchy, not muddy or dark. Right now the sound is dark so I feel maybe the treble needs to be more emphasized? Or the mids? I'm not sure, thats why im asking you guys haha.
Heres a good example of the sound I really wanna get. Listen to the rythm guitar in this video. I want a sound like that, but I also want a pickup that can handle a heavier sound such as the second video i'll post. Let me know what you think. I was thinking an sh6 or sh4 (I think the sh6 may be too nasally, although my dark, heavy mahogany guitar may compensate for that). Let me know what you think! Thanks!
Notice how nice and crunchy that rythym guitar sounds...it's great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWaB4PXCwFU
Go to about 43 seconds to hear the rythym guitar, its a nice deep sound, without getting muddy.
Of course, this is the bridge pickup i am talking about here. Any suggestions for a neck pickup for warm, beautiful leads would be great too! Thanks!
I just got my new Agile custom shop AL-3200 (Les paul) in! It is gorgeous, and I love it to death.
This guitar is 11 pounds of solid mahogany. Ebony fretboard. The guitar comes with a set of warm, traditional alnico 5 pickups. Because of this, this guitar sounds quite dark. The kind of conflicts with the music I like to play (pop punk such as All Time Low, Mayday Parade, A Day To Remember...these guys are a little heavier, The Red Jumpsuit apparatus).
My old AL-2000 les paul had a set of ceramic pickups in it and I loved how sharp of an edge it had.
The sound I am looking for can best be described as punchy and crunchy, not muddy or dark. Right now the sound is dark so I feel maybe the treble needs to be more emphasized? Or the mids? I'm not sure, thats why im asking you guys haha.
Heres a good example of the sound I really wanna get. Listen to the rythm guitar in this video. I want a sound like that, but I also want a pickup that can handle a heavier sound such as the second video i'll post. Let me know what you think. I was thinking an sh6 or sh4 (I think the sh6 may be too nasally, although my dark, heavy mahogany guitar may compensate for that). Let me know what you think! Thanks!
Notice how nice and crunchy that rythym guitar sounds...it's great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWaB4PXCwFU
Go to about 43 seconds to hear the rythym guitar, its a nice deep sound, without getting muddy.
Of course, this is the bridge pickup i am talking about here. Any suggestions for a neck pickup for warm, beautiful leads would be great too! Thanks!
